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[liquidate]

i've been reading up on the outer space

(he hasn't read anything.)

bajikan is cool and their weird food's good, but i was looking forward to seeing stars...
where are they, behind that big fire planet blinding everybody???
that thing's overkill if you ask me
we've even been passing a bunch of ugly rocks and i haven't seen one that twinkles at me yet
clearly this is impossible, because there are so many stars in the sky and you think we'd pass by at least one by now?!
these books i've been slaving over are all liars

(he hasn't read anything.)

does anyone know how long i have to wait?
we've gotta be reaching the inner space soon and i don't want to miss them
get back to me quickly
suigetsu, out!

Comments

[realimperfect]

.. Is that because you're illiterate or because it's an alien language?

Either way you're still in space and amongst stars, it's just a matter of proximity. I have, actually. It wasn't the most pleasant experience.

[liquidate]

it's in an alien language!
i can read and write just fine on my own, as you can see by me writing these replies
do you think you're smarter than me just because you use fancy words like "proximity"?
whatever

was it like this experience?
have you ever drifted around in the black parts?

(as if there are white parts, or grey parts...)

[realimperfect]

How do I know you aren't using some kind of talk to text? I know words with more elaborate syllables if you'd like me to use them in context, too.

It started off as a great adventure, but ended with a planet blowing up in a thermonuclear disaster.

Long story.

I've never free floated and I will not be volunteering any time soon. I've never seen what can happen if you float the wrong direction but I'd rather not find out personally.

[liquidate]

i compliment your name and all you give me is grief

i don't know what a thermonuclear disaster is, but i know what a disaster is and that doesn't sound good
our planet was almost taken over too
did everyone die??

[realimperfect]

It's not really anything special. It's technically my citizen's registry from back in my world.

Total irradiation and eradication of all viable life on the planet... including plants and excluding microbes but those will eventually remake the planet if Oros doesn't implode before that happens.

A good bit of the Trilk and Feks native to the planet did. To my knowledge no one from our investigative party did, though.

[liquidate]

(goes cross-eyed reading all of this, but he gets the gist.)

it's very special, it's got cool symbols and everything in it, so you should be proud

that said, all the animals died too? :(
who did that???
because i'm pretty sure that's the worst thing you can do
animals are just trying to live their lives and everyone always comes in and screws it up for them

[realimperfect]

If you say so.

Yes, all the animals died. We still aren't sure who or what exactly caused it.[ Liar. ]

[liquidate]

ugh, well let's hope this planet doesn't blow up too
i'm getting reeeeeal tired of hearing about dead animals

what's your name??

[realimperfect]

That may actually be a worse tragedy for the universe so far as I can tell.

Re-L Mayer. And yours?

[liquidate]

i'm houzuki suigetsu
re-l's a cool name, the hyphen really makes it

[realimperfect]

That's a mouth full.. how about Suigetsu?

Otherwise my name would've been "Real" and it seems a little... much. Even for me.

[liquidate]

suigetsu's my given name, that's just fine!

is that how you pronounce it??
real?

[realimperfect]

No, It's pronounced Ree - El. I've also been called Ray-El but it's becoming more and more grating each time.

So I may as well begin to teach it to people.

[liquidate]

when mine's said really quick it's pronounced swee-gets
you can drag out the "u" on the end if you really wanna be cute about it, i do sometimes hahahaha

i won't call you ray-el if you don't wanna be called that

[realimperfect]

Really? Then I probably would've butchered it, so good thing you told me.

It's said as it's spelled but I guess there's a subconscious urge to make things more complicated than they are in the human brain.

[liquidate]

or they're just being assholes

Anonymous

[whorls]

Heeeeey I bet somebody from the ship is totally responsible!!

omg..

[realimperfect]

There is the possibility. Or the aliens on the planet didn't mind trying to sacrifice the planet to save their relic.

[whorls]

How naive can you be.
Well, you can believe that if you really want to... But I doubt that you actually do.

[realimperfect]

I don't think it should really occupy too much of your mind to concern yourself with what I do and don't believe in the first place. Doesn't seem to be the place of anyone but me.

[whorls]

Hahaha
Is that your long-winded way of telling me to mind my own business?

You may be right, but I've taken an interest in you and what you think. You might've even been involved in what happened for all I know.

filtered to private

[realimperfect]

It's my way of saying that if you don't learn to snoop a little more covertly it may not work out well for you. I haven't quite gauged this place to the point where I trust that our prodding won't end up in people 'disappearing' more frequently.

I was on planet, actually. And those who were on planet with me have been going missing in an alarming frequency.

Again, watch who you talk to about what, here. It may not be an idle warning.

Re: filtered to private

[whorls]

They can probably still read this
I wouldn't trust that this is entirely private between you and me.

[realimperfect]

We'll see. It isn't my first shake at undermining authority.

[whorls]

Weren't you the one who suggested I err on the side of caution?

Like I said, I'm interested in you
I'd like to speak with you in person if that's alright.